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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-04
a Lad WIN 3 BIZ Appetite.

Camden. Preble county. has young
man who would be terror to board
ing-house He Is farmer lad, 16 years
of age. and can do q mans work at the
table On Christmas day he was
weighed before taking dinner. then.
after eating and walking two miles,
was again weighed and had increased
his weight within fraction Of eleven
pounds He drinks gallon and hall
Of milk with his meal. His friends win
wager that he can do this any day, and
It has been tested moro than once. II
Is said that he Is not particular what
food is placed before him. so that there
is enough of it When he falls 70. !"
everything within reach disappears as
II by magic -Ddytoa CO., Democrat
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-04
excitement in Texas.

Great excitement has been caused in
the vicinity of Paris, Texas, by the re-
markable recovery of Mr.. J. +. Corley,
who was 90 helpless he could not turn in
bed, or raise his head everybody said
he was dying Of Consumption. A trial
Dot bottle s q Dr Kdngs r Ssw he ny was
large bottle and q box ofbr. Kings New
Life Pills; by the time be had taken two
boxes of Pills and two bottles of the
Discovery, he was well and had gained
In flesh thirty-eix pounds. Trial Bottles
Of this Great Discovery for Consumption
nee q ], r. Jones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-04

Joseph Jefferson. in addition to his
greatness as an actor, is in fair way
to reach fame as an artist He has
lately turned off picture which will
soon be placed on exhibition. The
price that viii be asked for it is four
thousand dollA It represents a south
ern bayou, GLOOMY. mysterious place.
with oyer-arching trees, covered with
moss and trailing vines. In the center
of tine stream is canoe containing two
negroes. The connoisseurs who have
seen it predict that il will create q sem
sation in artistic circles, and that, after
seeing it the American artist may
awake to the artistic possibilities of his
own country and cease painting French
village and Italian sunsets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-04

A small dog fell iuto vat OF tanning
liquid in New London tannery and
was likely to drown. Tor II was al
might and tho building WINS closed. But
in swimming around he found peg
about six feet long that stops the hole ia
the bottom If tho vat, where the liquid
is drawn uli. and his endcavers to perch
on the top Of tho peg lot.sencd II so thai
1t popped cnt of the hole. Then the
liquid ran oul aud the dog was found
the next moruing sl,ivering on the bot.
tom oil inc ompl, vat No one saw al
this. but the circnmstan,ial evidence Il
aaroagly ia favor Of the explanation
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-04
SMYRNA RUGS.
A lady in the Ohio Farmer saws:

a lady IN the Ono FARMER says:
You are supposed to have gathered
up some rags in times past, and have
them ready to your hand. Be methodi-
cal about this, as about everything
else, and see that they are all clean
and assorted together in packages OF
boxes, pink with pink, blue with blue,
brown with brown, and so on. They
must be an-wool rags, to make a hand
me rug. and of uniform or nearly uni
form thickness That is, they should
all be medium in weight and not so
heavy as are allowed for rag carpets.
Cut them in strips three-fourths of an
inch wide, without deviation. The
pieces may be long or short, just as it
happens They are not to be sewed to-
gether. Now have your needle threaded
with strong fax thread just five yards
long, and enough extra for knot to be
formed at both ends Take your rags
hit-or-miss, first from one colored pile,
then another. and gather them through
the center onto your thread, shirring
them up close as you 60, and till your
five-yard thread is well filled. Lap
each piece little way over the last one,
as you gather, so that there will be no
gaps in the weaving, but there must be
no knots or joints to make ugly Jumps
or thick places in the string. The rugs
are to be woven in the same way that
rag carpets are; and carpet weavers win
undertake the job. Do not ask me to
tell you Just how many lengths it takes
to make a certain sized rug, for have
made them, and they answer eVasively:
''Oh, l don't know, iye-yard lengths
fill q shuttle;" or, cant tell; it depends
on the thickness of the rags" or, swell,
a person has to experiment till she finds
out" So you must do the best you can
about that But this ] do know, that
the rugs, If carefully made, are extreme
ly handsome, and will pay you well
both in service and beauty. for the time
and care you bestow on them. They
should be woven by a thoroughly good
weaver, and then they will look (if the
rags have been cut and gathered a.
directeD as pretty and be warmer and
thicker than Smyrna carpet rugs They
viii be very thick. and the same on
both sides. The rags being shirred 90
full, the work or chain will not show
when finished, and the effect Is very
rich. One thing you may be sure Of
that it will take great many rags 70
make rug one yard by three-fourths
of one, and your best way is to try q
smaller one at first to experiment on.
Rugs of any size are Q fashionable
household adornment, and afford q
large amount Of comfort into the bar
gain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-04

T70TT can live at home, and make more
VILIImoney at work for us, than at anything
lUUelse IN this world Capital not needed;
you are started free. Both sexes: all
ages. Any one can do the work. Large earn
inRs sure from first start. Costly outfit and
terms free Better not delay. Costs You
nothing 60 send US your address and find out
II you are wise YOU viii do 30 az once. n.
HALLnTF q Co, Portland. Maine. 84yrl
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ouILTrNa WITHOUT FRAMEs.

Spread one-half Of the comfort OF
quilt, smoothly over a bed; or on the
floor. II preferred, says Farm and Gar.
den. Arrange the cotton, or wool even.
ly over it. but not quite close to the
edge Then let two persons Zone on
each side) place the other half carefully
over the cotton. holding it up till exact
" over the lower half Mako the edges
meet evenly, and pin or paste them
together all round, turning in the edges
if \ comfort
Have ready a piece Of tape, or mus.
lin, with an even edge, and fasten this
straight across from corner to corner.
Stick in pins along the edge, TO form q
straight fine. Then do the same across
the other corners This will keep the
cotton in position. Now, have ready q
measure, of the width of the square
needed for the quilting. Place 1t Just
below the line already pinned and
measure first one side and then the
other placing pin 1t each point.
Pin the tape across. as before. and out
line the edge with pins aud so on till
that half Is done. Then measure above
thu line In the Same way. Ths pin
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No Humor m HIS Soul.

Hermann, the magician. is a mighty
clever man at hiss business" said q
Clark street gossiper, land has made a
good deal of money. But he is extrava-
CANT sometimes recklessly so, and oc-
casionally finds himself in trouble with
his creditors. think he has been twice
in Jail for debt though / understand
that in both cases he suffered incarcera.
ton rather than be bulldozed into pay.
ments of sums which he did not right
fully owe. If there is any way Of get.
ting into Jail that one can admire that
is the way. The last time Hermann
got into a scrape of this kind was, ]
think, in Buffalo. One day, while ex-
ercising in the corridor, he thought be
would have some fun with the taller,
and so he began to perform before the
astonished mans eyes some of his stage
tricks, such as taking money out of tue
jailer's nose, vanishing coins out of his
own hands, and so on. But the jailer
happened to be one of those serious,
solemn individuals who are unable to
see anything funny in the world. In
stead of being amused he was alarmed.
And he lost notime in taking the genial
Professor 10 cell, there locking him IN
aud remarking:
Now let's see you pull a key out oil
your nose anu unlock that door.
After that poor Hnrrmann got no
more exercise in the corridor. aud was
watched rs closely as il he were under
sentence of death. '---t h ca1o Lcraid
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-04

A Posl-oliiee employee at Portland,
Oregon, who selects and makes out a
list OF uncalled-for letters. advertised
one addressed 70 his wife
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-04
POINTERS on BRICK
BY
Willard g Polchow.

FARMERS READI
Contractors get osr prices.
Builders and all call and see our brick before
buying.
Best foundation Brick.
Best building Brick.
Best Red Veneer Brick.
Best Red Chimney Brick.
Best Brick for Cisterns.
Best Brick for Wells,
Best all purpose Brick made in Minnesota
Manufactured at our yards in Mankato.
36 WILLARD & PoLcHow.
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II or H.-MANKATO LODGE NO. 1888,
IAsmCets second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month in Odd Fellows hall.
5. W. BURGESS, d.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-04

BAPTIST CHURCH. - +. L. PATTERSON,
- Pastor. Services every sabbath al
1880 a IN. and 1880 p. IN. Young people :
Meeting at 1900 d. m. Sabbath school at 1880
u. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening
at 80 ID. IN. Covenant meeting on Thursday
evening before the tirst Sabbath in each
month.
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MISSION LODGE
M Not 90, 1. o. q. T meets every Friday
evening, IN their Hall. 46mo
b. 5. WEYMOUTH, W. @. T.
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OUR SAVIOR'S EVANGELICALL UTH-
" ERAN CHURCH, corner Pleasant and
Carroll Str. Morning services begin at 1880:
evening services at 1880. Sunday school meets
at 5 D. IN. REV. X. G. FAEGRE, Pastor.
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WELSH CALVANISTIC METHODIST
w church. Located on State st. Services
very Sunday 10 u. N, 2. p. m, p m. cord
ial invitation extended 10 all.
REV J. C. JONES, Pastor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-22
Horticultural Notes.
PLUMB CURCULIO.

This is certainly one of the worst enc
mics with which We have to deal, ant
the facts are that unless there is some
pretty thorough fighting done there
will be no plumbs. Those which ap
pear earliest begin their work about
the middle of May. 1t is continued by
others. which appear later, until the
lst of July, thus extending the period
of egg depOsiting nearly two months
I will give few of the recommended
remedies.
Smudging the fruit with coal-tar
smoke, to be repeated Immediately af-
ter each rain, is claimed to be an effect
val remedy. This is easily and rapidly
done. Take pan of live Goals and
put on them quantity of cOal-tar,
which will produce dense smoke and
can be easily held so that every part OF
the tree can be reached by it.
Spread sheets under the trees and
shake down the beetles and destroy
them, is a good way, probably the SAT-
est.
1t has been recommended to spray
the trees with Paris Green, made into a
solution, in the proportion of about two
tablespoon fulls to a bucket of water.
When this method is used the fruit
should be thoroughly washed before
eating.
Take two parts of kerosene with one
of sour milk and churn the mixture to-
gether until it produces q butter-like
substance, that is easily diluted to any
degree with water. This is believed
to be not only one Of the most invalua-
BILE Insecticides. but the only one that
will effectually destroy many Of the
worst pests which effect the fruit
growers.
Orioles and little chickens are espe.
cially fond of the plumb curculios.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-22
PERSONAL.

J. w. Beggs is at home again for a
few days.
J. w. Mcclure came over from Ell
Dorado Wednesday.
H. Groesbeck has gone to Wichita
to look at the boom.
We noticed D. Ferguson, of Salem,
on the streets Tuesday.
Mr.. ]. II. Youth is home from Wich-
ita Oh visit to his family.
George Lawyer is visiting friends in
Sedgwick county this week.
Mr.. John Chatfield is entertaining
his brother, Of Detroit Michigan.
w. Fl. Mcclure went to Kansas City
the first of the week on business.
Miss Ella Works, of Humboldt is
visiting Miss Sadie Proctor this week.
Mrs. Root is entertaining Mrs. Childs
and Mrs. VanDeman, of Geneva, this
week.
Robert Cook started Monday on i
business trip to Sedgwick and Barbel
counties.
Mr.. F. Mills, of Cottage Grove, wai
in town Tuesday and made US 8
pleasant call.
Mr.. A. Ewart il again a resident o.
lola having traie1 off his stock OF
goods in Buffalo.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C.. Redfield of Wich.
tia, were in town this week, the guest;
Of l.. l.. Northrup.
J. b. Charles, of Humboldt, was il
town Wednesday figuring on heavy
deal in lola city property.
G.. H. DeClute and A. e. Scott went
to Fort Scott Tuesday to attend the
great auction sale of town lots.
Editor Ingersoll, of Moran. was il
town Tuesday to try to catch som,
drippings from Iola's flood of prOeperi
| ty.
Schuyler Brewster and Fred Funs-
| ton came down from Lawrence last
Thursday and remained over Sunday,
enjoying their usual spring vacation
The boys report the University unusu
ally prosperous, nearly 800 students be
ing enrolled.
Mr.. Grin Lake started Tuesday t.
Oregon Oh prospecting tour expect
ing TO remain there if the climate ant
country suit him. He has rented hi
farm in Geneva township. and his fam
ily will remain for the present in Iol
having rented part Of John Everheart'
house.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-22
The Poultry Yard.

Conducted by Clarence Norton, Moran
Kansas, an experienced breeder, activ-
ly engaged i'm the business.
Always set your hens in the evening
rather than by daylight. They will be
more sure to stick to the nest after
wards. And for two or three days, at
first, be careful that they are kept I'M
disturbed.
Many times beginners Wonder why
their little chickens. who seem to be
as lively as crickets when they are a
few days old. begin to droop and gen.
orally drop off one by one till they are
all dead. Look ON the top of the head
aud under the throat and the cause
will be discovercd-lice. Prevention
in this is far better than cure.
The largest old hen turkeys should
be chosen for mothers. After two
weeks service las a rule the presence
OF the cock turkey is not needed. 1t is
claimed by most breeders that a single
service of the gobbler is sufficient, or
dinarily, for a whole season. But GER
tainly ten days is enough; and after
that he should be taken away, as he
is a nuisance when the hens are sit.
ting, and often does mischief when a
nest of eggs are half Matched, through
his worrying, persistent attentions and
rudely amorous inclinatiOns.
People keep cats to catch rats and
mice, and feline subject that will
keep these..creatures in check is valued
very highly. These ''gOod mOusers"
are very apt to manifest love fol
singing birds, aud versatility of tai.
ent which is proved by the capture Of
sundry robins, blue-birds aud squirrels
1t is an easy matter to 60 from robins
to chickens: and when this is done
the best cat is the most dangerous.
They are intelligent animals, and II
they commence killing chickens, they
generally do it slyly when no one car
see. They are under strong tempta
ton, and need the strong influence
of ''good bringing up" to restrain
them. %
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-22
MARKET REPORT.
Corrected Thursday Arr. Fl,
Answers To R. L. Manley's Questions.

Answers 10 n. Il. m0nl0y0 questions
1. A tree when first planted SHOULD
be mulched near enough to the bod J
to prevent the ground from drying
Manure should not be placed agains
the body of tree, Git making har
Dor for insects,) it does good only a
the ends of the roots.
2. 1t may sometimes save its life
if the ground is covered with mulching
after watering. 1t hardly ever pays.
3. Many assert that it does, but no
writer ON the subject find proof for
their theory. My opinion is that the
reflected light of the moon exerts but
a slight influence. The changes of the
moon have nothing to do with it, they
are only human made divisions of the
cone tantly occurring changes.
4. Natures law: "The fittest must
survive" cannot be denied, but intel
ligence with enough labor can set aside
many obstacles. We can raise fruit
by complying with the
of their nature, it does
not always pay in commercial point
of view. B. r. PANCOAsT, Secy.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-22

SOfTEnS { PRESERVES LEATHER
Raven Gloss 10 the only pol.
tsh that softens and pre-.
serves leather, will not injure
the finest shoe.
o. p. NoRTHRUP:& CO.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-22

AT Scottsville, Kan.,a seven months
old child of A. D. Notes was sick with
bowel complaint for more than three
weeks. They had little hope of its re-
cOvery, as every prescription they
tried failed. They were finally induced
to try Chamberlain Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy which effected
q prompt and permanent cure. They
are never Without this safe and pleas
ant family medicine and cannot say
too much i'm its praise.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-22
Before it is Too Late

All persons who are pretisposed In
consumption or who suffer from any
affection of the Throat, Chest or Lungs,
will find Il positive cure in Billiards.
Horehound Syrup. No medicine can
show such a record of wonderful cures
Thousands of once helpless suffers
now gratefully proclaim they owe
their lives to this Incompatible rene
dy. No cough canwith stand its mag
ic influence. GoOdhue & Evans. A gent.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-22
Remarkable Recovery.

Mr.. Geo. V. Willing, of Manchester,
Mich, writes: "My wife has been al
most helpless for five years, so help
less that she could not turn over In
bed alone. She used two bottles of
Electric Bitters, and is so much inn
proved, that she is able now to do her
own work." Electric Bitters will do
all that is claimed for them. Hun
dreds of testimonials attest their great
curative powers. Only fifty cents a
bottle at GOOdhue & Evans.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-22
Farmers Column,
Fer Sale or Trade.

Ter Sale OF Trade.
Notices under this head will be inserted ON,
week free OF charge for all subscribers to the
REGISTER. Any such excepting those regular
ly engaged In the merchantile business) having
any article to sell or trade, are cordially invi
ell to make use of this column)
j. c. Strong, one mile north of Moran, has a
good span OF S-year-Old horses to sell or trade
Tor cattle or hogs. Also clover, millet and
prairie hay to sell or trade for stock
p. W. Fisher, miles north least of town has
pasture for sock at reasonable rates
j. NJ. COllett and son. miles southwest OF
Moran, have two high grade, short horn year
ling bulls for sale at bedrock prices.
Ed. kavanaugh, 8 miles northeast of lola,
has pasture for $50 head Of cattle at low rates .
The old school house in District 30, will be
sold at the school house at O'Clock April Is,
Ut auction, on time. By order OF Board
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-22

The most painful cases of rheuma
tism may be relieved by a few ap-
plications of Chamberiain's Pain Balm
its continued use will cure any case, no
matter Of how long standing. The
record Of this pain relieving medicine
Is wonderful. 1t is equally beneficial
for lame back, pain in side, shoulder
lameness. and mall painful effnctiOns
requiring an external remedy. A trial
will convince any person that the
above statement is correct.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-04-22
NOTICE.

We have prepared for the summer by
putting in large refrigerator which
will enable us to keep but
ter, fresh vegetables ETC., in the bes
possible condition.
PATTERSON & DAWES.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-23

~ GENERAL principal of long stand
ing and considerable Importance in
the administration of public land
matters is re-atlirmed by Acting Sec
rotary Muldrow, i'll his ruling upon
the case Of JOS. Young. Il homestead
entrymaM of Salt Lake City. Its pur-
Nort is that no amount Of cultivation
and Improvement and the showing
OF good faith in other respects can
atone for "a lack of actual residence
upon the land sought to be secured
and that even actual residence does
not give validity to Il claim except in
SO far as it shows an intention to
make such residence permanent be.
You'd the requirement of title, the
general principal which influences
the decision in the case of Frank
Young, a lomestcader of Huron,
Oak. lie had three years of military
service to his credit and was there.
lore not required to live more than
TWO years upon his claim. lie left
his family in Illinois and only spent
half of his time on his claim, render
ing it q matter of doubt whether he
ever changed his residence from
Illinois. The local officers held his
final proof to he sufficient, but the
commissioner reversed the finding
II held the entry for cancellation.
The acting secretary gives the claim
ant the benefit.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-23
TAYLOR NOTES.
TAYLOR, OAK, ,Ju

10y ~
Il. S. Way leaves to-day for Tacoma.
where he expects 10 work at his
trade.
Treasurer Farral was in town from
Saturday until Tuesday, looking after
his interests here.
George Metcalf has sold his team
Of horses to II. Eutermarks for $3.50.
and has gone to work on the bridge
train again.
+. G. Harvey drove to Mandan last
sunday and Monday. where he dis
posed OF the last horse he had: also
wagon and harness and returned to
Taylor yesterday by rail.
A. b. Berry is making great havoc
among the gophers. He has a %
pop and a kill them at long range
almost every time.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Ira.
cy, another girl baby. This makes
the 5th girl. p. J.. will soen las the
saying is) invest in a bull dog.
The clatter of the harvester is
heard in all directions, which signi
fes that the harvest time is here
The barley is aboat all harvested
The oat crop is being cut and som,
wheat will he ripe i'll , OF 8 dsss.
w. S. Fcnnow has become Il nota
ble householder. lie traded tli
week with f. G. Harvey for a 2.3
mare, which he traded to T. F. lei
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-23
GENERAL NEWS

\ special from Nelson. Neb.. re.
ports the killing of Henry Sallcn. a
farmer. and the almost immediate
lynching OF his murderer. James
Kuhn.
While cleaning Il rifle at Crystal
Falls. Mich. Henry IIollstine acct
dentally shot his wife, killing her in
stantly. Hollstine is nearly crazy
over the accident.
Detectives who have Just returned
to Portland. Ore, from the scene of
the reported massacre of Chinese on
Snake river report that there is every
reaspl u believe that the Chinese
whose bodies Mce found in the rive,
were murdered bN their cumpanians
and not 10y the whites or Indians.
There were two rival factions exist.
ing in the same locality.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-23

THE accounts from all parts of the
east during the past week show an
unparalleled amount of suffering and
great loss of life. from excessive
heat. Residents of Dakota may well
congratulate themselves upon their
exemption from this great scourgc.
We have spells of hot weather. to he
sure, but they are almost invariably
tempered by fresh brcczes: in fact
Dakota may be called the home of
breezeS. we have them the year
around. Sometimes, during the win.
ter, they are rather more boistcrous
than is agreeable, but take them
right through are very well behaved,
and serve a high sanitary purpose hy
sweeping all germs of disease beyond
our borders and supplying us with i.
lirst-class. donblc-proof. hcalth-giving
article of zone.